Air Canada delayed or cancelled nearly 2,000 flights over the Canada Day long weekend in what one expert said could be a taste of more troubles ahead for passengers. [Global]

Devin Dreeshen said he's frustrated the strike has continued since Saturday since Ottawa used legislation in 2021 to end a walkout by Port of Montreal dock workers after one day.  [Global]

Canada’s former chief justice’s presence legitimizes the court and her acceptance of a second term was an 'endorsement' of the 'autocratic government,' activists say. [National Post]

Alberta has seen a wide range of extreme weather over the past couple of months and it's having an impact on the economy. [Global]

“I think New Brunswickers are looking for stability, they’re looking for a government that is progressive conservation, progressive on the social side that helps the vulnerable, that works defending minorities. Conservative on the fiscal side," says Daniel Allain.  [Telegraphy Journal]

In our model, praying for rain can only persuade people to believe if the hazard of rainfall during a dry spell is increasing over time, so that the probability of rainfall is highest when people most want rain. We test this prediction in an original data set of whether ethnic groups around the world traditionally prayed for rain. We find that prayer for rain is more likely among ethnic groups dependent on intensive agriculture for subsistence and that ethnic groups facing an increasing rainfall hazard are 53% more likely to pray for rain, consistent with our model. [National Bureau of Economic Research]

The islands' councillors will consider a motion to investigate alternative forms of governance. [BBC]

The first challenge in teaching about generative AI is that most people misunderstand what it actually is — so the first priority is to tackle those misunderstandings. One common misunderstanding is that generative AI tools can be used like search engines: type in a question; get an answer. But tools like ChatGPT are better seen as storytellers — specifically, as unreliable narrators, with their priority being plausible, rather than true, stories. [Online Journalism Blog]